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Dear Jud,  Yahweh is both a focused exploration of one family through three generations and an observation of the culture and evolution of humans. It begins with Wyatt, a New York graduate student from the Midwest, whose traditional religious background that he shunned comes back to taunt him the day he learns that a message received from space contains only one word:  “Yahweh.”   From this starting point, the novel weaves together the storylines of Wyatt, his son ...

Stupid choices. Still happier than dad.

Four brothers and a sister. They took William from his bassinet and he died in papa’s hands. Barely 30 hours old. Then it was, again, three brothers and a sister. William’s birth and death took place in June, late 80’s. I think I forget which year. By the time school started up that fall, people had stopped giving us their condolences, and aside for a few sideways glances from other students at any mention of death, most people seemed to have forgotten all about William. Even mama and papa n...